State Department Warns Students Not to Read or Write About WikiLeaks

So much for the First Amendment if you want a job in government upon graduating this fall. With college graduation just a few days away from college seniors, the State Department has issued a warning. Dicussing WikiLeaks on Twitter or Facebook could jeopardize a career in the State Department.

A State Department official warned students at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs this week that discussing WikiLeaks on Facebook or Twitter could endanger their employment prospects.

The official, a former student of the school, called the career services office of his alma mater to advise students not to post links to WikiLeaks documents, nor to make comments on social networks such as Twitter and Facebook, as "engaging in these activities would call into question [a student's] ability to deal with confidential information, which is part of most positions with the federal government," he was quoted as saying in an e-mail sent to students by the career services office on Tuesday.

So because the experts at the State Department were unable to deal with confidential information obviously, these students are supposed to discuss the WikiLeaks on any social media?